Improvement in vessels for holding jelli



e. H.v cHlNNocK. Vessels ktur`HoIdingY Jellies, Fruits, 8m. MLN-16,694, 1 Patented Nov.10,1874.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

GEORGE H. OHINNOOK, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN VESSELS FQR HOLDING JELLIES, FRUITS, &c.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 156,694, dated November 10, 1874 application filed May 16, 1874.

To all 'whom it may concern,

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. GHINNocK, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented 4certain Improvements in Vessels for Holding Jellies, Fruit, Sauces, and the like, of which the following is a specification:

This invention is designed to providea cheap vessel for holding fruit, sauces, jellies, jams, mince-meat, Ste., without danger of contamination, either from the odors of wood or the salts resulting from the contact of vegetable acids with metals; and to this end it consists in a vessel formed with an internal layer of inodorous and `tasteless paper, an external shell of wood or paper, and an intermediate air and water proof layer of shellac, Jarafne, or equivalent material. `Also, in the construction of the vessel with wood bottom having its internal surface covered with a layer of paper and an intermediate layer ofshellac, and connected to the paper sides of the vessel by a thickness of shellac.

The drawing is a central vertical sectional view of a vessel made according to my invention.

A is the side portions of the external shell, which, constituting the main portion of the vessel, is made of paper board of sufiicient thickness and rigidity to insure the requisite strength in the sides of the vessel. This shell is preferably of smaller diameter at top than at bottom, as represented in the drawing. rlhe bottom B is of wood, fitted within the lower end of the shell and cemented in place by a strong and well-defined `thickness of shellac, as shown at a. The shell and bottom being thus connected, the entire internal surfaces of both are coated with a hot solution of shellac in alcohol or equivalent solvent. This coating of shellac, shown by the dense black line at c, must not be merely suflicient to insure the adhesion of the paper layer hereinafter described, but must be of such thick= ness as when` hardened or solidified .to be practically proof against the passage of air or y moisture. But this layer of shellac moreover serves to fix in place the internal layer a of inodorous and tasteless paper, thelpaper being applied while the shellac is yet"in \a hot or plastic condition, G is a removable cover, made, preferably, of wood, rabbeted at its periphery to fit upon the top or upper/edge of the vessel, and provided at its outermost edge with a band, f, which shuts down, externally, past the adjacent edge of the vessel.

'llie vegetable sauce, preserves, jam, jelly, or like substance, is poured into the vessel in a hot condition. Coming in contact with the paper, which is a poor conductor of heat, the material is congealed and becomes comparatively cool before its heat can effect the layer c of shellac, which provides the requisite air and water proofing of the vessel. The contents of the vessel therefore are protected from any contamination, which, with metal or wooden vessels, frequently occurs i from the formation of metallic salts, or from the inherent odor or properties of wood, by the neutral, inodorous, and tasteless character of the paper, with which it is in immediate contact. rlhe contents` are moreover protected from external atmospheric iniiuences by the layer c of shellac, this layer being kept from fracture or other injury from external causes by its arrangement within the stiff and strong shell A.

It will be noticed that the bottom B, being of wood, has between it and the paper layer a the layer c of shellac, the same as and continuous with that interposed between the iuner paper layer and the shell, in order not only to prevent the transmission of air and moisture through the bottom to the contents of the vessel, but also to absolutely prevent the contamination of such contacts by the i transmission thereto of the odor or taste of wood which would otherwise occur. More over, the thickness a of shellac, by which the bottom B is secured in place, not only serves to thus provide a tight joint, but also obviates the contamination ofthe contents of the vessel which would occur if the usual cementing agent-glue-were used for the purpose indicated.

The cover C may be provided on its inner side with a layer of shellac, upon which is placed a paper layer, in order to render the same air and water proof, and to prevent the transmission of any noxious qualities from the wood to the contents of the vessel. Moreover, the Vessel may, when desired, be furnished with a bail, D, whereby it may be readily lifted or carried7 as occasion may require.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. The vessel for holdingfruit, sauees,jellies, jams, Ste., constructed With the inner layer a of inodorous and tasteless paper, the outer shell A of paper board, and the intermediate thickness c of shellae, substantially as and for the purpose speeied.

2. The combination of the thickness c of shellae, paraffine7 or equivalent neutral material with the Wood bottoni, having the layers of shellae and paper upon its inner surface, and the shell A,or sides of the vessel7 substantially as for the purpose set forth.

GEO. H. GHINNOGK.

Witnesses:

J AMES A. WHITNEY, WILLIAM B. PHAIR. 

